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William Riley Tilley 1861–1950 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 April 1861

Birth Location: Ashe, Brunswick, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 31 August 1950

Death Location: Bradley, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA

Father: John Tilley

Mother: Sarah Rutherford

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William Riley Tilley was born in 1861 in Ashe, Brunswick, North Carolina, USA, the child of John Calvin Tilley And Sarah Elizabeth Rutherford. In 1880, William Riley Tilley resided in Center, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA. William Riley Tilley passed away in 1950 in Bradley, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • William Riley Tilley was born in 1861 in Ashe, Brunswick, North Carolina, USA, the child of John Calvin Tilley And Sarah Elizabeth Rutherford.
  • In 1880, William Riley Tilley resided in Center, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA.
  • William Riley Tilley passed away in 1950 in Bradley, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA.

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William Tilley's Ancestors

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William Tilley
1861–1950
Birth Place: Ashe, Brunswick, North Carolina, USA
Parents
John Calvin Tilley
1839–1906
Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth) Rutherford
1832–1919
Ashe, North Carolina, USA
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William Tilley's Timeline

3 Records

1861
26 April 1861
Birth of William Riley Tilley in Ashe, Brunswick, North Carolina, USA
Ashe, Brunswick, North Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 19
William Riley Tilley resided here in Center, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA
Center, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA
1950
31 August 1950
Age 89
Death of William Riley Tilley in Bradley, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA
Bradley, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 April 1861
    Event Place: Ashe, Brunswick, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Center, Wyoming, West Virginia; Roll: 1416; Family History Film: 1255416; Page: 503C; Enumeration District: 155
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Center, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Center, Wyoming, West Virginia; Roll: 1416; Family History Film: 1255416; Page: 503C; Enumeration District: 155

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 August 1950
    Event Place: Bradley, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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